AGN1 PURANAKf.

nerve ganglia, respectively sacred to the god Brahma, etc., up*
to the region sacred to Shiva, by practising the Rechak form
of Kumbhaka, performed by covering over or permeating the-
breath wind with the essence of the Hrid mantra and by psy~
chi^ally projecting the same into the petals of the lotus of the
disciple's heart (16—17). Then he should duly propitiate
Shiva and the fire-god j and cause the disciple to reveren-
tially bow down unto them, and advise him as follows:—"You
shall not blaspheme nor speak ill of the Shastras, nor skip
over, while walking, the flowers and perfumed leaves with
which any worship had been performed. You shall worship
Shiva, the preceptor, and the fire god as long as you shall live'*
(18—19). The above vows should be given unto those who
are by self discipline, quite capable of keeping them 5 while
portions only of tne above vows should be given to women,
boys and old men, or to persons who are invalid or addicted
to the pleasures of the world, according to their respective
capacities, The preceptor should then consecrate in a vessel
the alms bowl, waist cloth and other articles essential to
the due fulfilment of the vow, with the Sanhita mantras
coupled with the term Svaha in the end and preceded
by the Ishana or the Hrid mantra. Subsequently the pre-
ceptor should exhibit them to the presiding deity of the
sacrificial sand cushion, after having quickly cast into the
fire the oblations known as the Sampata offerings* Theo
for protection, the above articles should be kept for a
time beneath the sacrificial pitcher, and then made Ofer to
the person who had taken the vow, with the leave and
permission of the god Shiva, first obtained. Tbas by
means of the spiritual initiation made with the abwe
vows, the due fulfilment whereof is its essential ttm<fidos,
and which as forming the theme of discussion is tie
present chapter, fa* £wriv»> as Ife Samaya Bftsfaa (w*
initiatioaV &e iaaer ^ o| ,tfefe^^|^^«l w
tuai birth and is to be looked upon asaspiritna!